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Mortality by pulmonary tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, are...
Piazzolla,Luciana Paganini; Scoralick,Francisca M.; Santos,João Barberino; Lauria-Pires,Liana<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a global health problem, especially when associated with HIV infection. TB is prevalent in older adults whose late diagnosis occurs because of poor clinical manifestation. In Brazil, approximately 6,000 deaths from TB are reported annually. Coinfection with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and HIV increases by 10% the annual risk of tuberculosis.<br> <b>ME...
Mortality due to respiratory diseases in the elderly after influenza vaccinatio...
Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Piazzolla,Luciana Paganini; Pires,Liana Laura; Neri,Cleudsom; Paula,Wladimir Kummer deOBJECTIVE: To compare mortality rates due to respiratory diseases among elderly individuals residing in the Federal District of Brasília, Brazil, prior to and after the implementation of a national influenza vaccination campaign. METHODS: This was an ecological time series analysis. Data regarding the population of individuals who were over 60 years of age between 1996 and 2009 were obtained from official datab...
Prevalence of anemia in nursing home for the aged in Brasilia/DF
Macedo,Victor Falcão; Correia,Luana Oliveira; Scoralick,Francisca Magalhães; Piazzolla,Luciana Paganini; Macêdo,Débora Lins Soares<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To estimate the prevalence of anemia in an institutionalized geriatric population.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional descriptive study among older adults nursing home residents, aged 60 years or older. Anemia was defined using World Health Organization criteria (hemoglobin < 13 g/dl for men and hemoglobin < 12 g/dl for women). Demographic, clinical and laboratory data obtained from ...